FighterControl

im thinking to do my first ever trip to cad west/east in next week or so, is there a cut off point when planes wont fly eg after 4pm ? or might they fly later than that ?

whats the earliest they might fly there eg 9am ???

any help greatly appreciated and i promise to post link to any videos i get to this forum

cheers

Dave

There is no timetable for the Machloop mate you go and take what comes

This might help. I've never been but understand there are no guarantees. https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... -timetable

Ignore that timetable, it has nothing to do with the Loop....it's only for Tactical Training down to 100ft in certain dedicated areas in the LFA System (LFA7T, 16T, 20T)

Simple answer is arrive early, leave as late as you want....see what happens

As others have said there are no guarantees, pick a day rhat looks like its going to be nice weather (this is still not a guarantee) and then just turn up, take in the scenery and hope to see a jet or two. In this period of the year they can fly through really between 8am and 7pm.

Agreed with the above.

Sat on cad east for a whole day from 7am till 6pm in what I'd consider perfect weather, no one joined me, no one on cad west and............no aircraft all day!

Then I've been there on a cruddy day and seen 19 different airframes in a single day!

Pot luck mate. But great for the chilling out in great air and scenery.
Cheers
Dave

Keeping an eye on the number of deployed aircraft abroad can also help,fewer aircraft in the U.K. can have an effect,like most say just turn up and chance your luck!

Camp there every year had c-130s over campsite at 22.00 - 23.00 so any time

Used to see Harriers and Tornados over the Red Lion in Dinas Mawddy at night, awesome!